The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday that 301 feature films are eligible for nominations for the 95th Oscars in its annual reminder list. Among the Indian feature films in it are RRR, Kantara and Gangubai Kathiawadi, besides the documentaries All That Breathes and The Elephant Whisperers. The list only mentions the films ‘eligible’ for Oscars. A film’s inclusion in it does not guarantee that it will advance to the nominations list.

From the Indian films listed in it, in the shortlist for 10 categories unveiled in December, Chhello Show made it to the best international film segment, while Naatu Naatu from RRR found a place in the original song category. All That Breathes was included in the documentary feature shortlist and The Elephant Whisperers in the documentary short category.

The 9,579 eligible voting members will begin filling out their ballots on Thursday, January 12 and ballots will close on January 17. The official Oscar nominations will be announced January 24, with the ceremony airing live on March 12 from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

The reminder list includes all the films that are eligible to compete in various categories whether those films are official submissions from the country or not. Inclusion in the reminder list does not guarantee that the film will advance in the nominations list which will be announced on January 24.

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has come out with a list of 301 feature films eligible for Oscars, and last year’s Indian films RRR, Gangubai Kathiawadi, The Kashmir Files (TKF) and Kantara, have made the cut. The list includes films that can officially compete in various categories. But featuring in the list doesn’t guarantee that the film will make it to the final nominations that will be announced on January 24.

Filmmaker Pan Nalin’s Chhello Show (2021), India’s official Oscars entry, also features in the list. Other 2022 releases include Me Vasantrao, Tujhya Sathi Kahi Hi, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, Iravin Nizhal and Vikrant Rona, and documentaries All That Breathes and The Elephant Whisperers. Among the listed films, Chhello Show, RRR, All That Breathes and The Elephant Whisperers have already made it to the Oscars shortlist for four categories.

TKF director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri tweeted, “#TheKashmirFiles has been shortlisted for #Oscars2023 in the first list of @TheAcademy. It’s one of the 5 films from India. I wish all of them very best. A great year for Indian cinema. (sic).”